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>>Larry was helpful to me, with his connections to state level personal, and

>>got this answer to my concerns about the recent Supreme Court decision

>>regarding ADA. You HOH people have your work cut out for you. Better

>>start writting to your Cingress people NOW!

>>Joanie <

Yes, things will take a while to sort out, but these

>>decisions are generally being described as a significant weakening of

>>the ADA. Everyone knows that this court is conservative, but few

>>expected them to come down so strongly on the side of employers. These

>>decisions will not really impact persons with signigicant, visible,

>>disabilities, but WILL impact many thousands of people with less

>>significant, but truly legitimate, disabilities. As for Joanie's

>>question, when it comes to employment discrimination, a person who is

>>deaf will still be protected, however, someone who uses a hearing aid

>>may no longer be covered. Of course, many other factors are involved,

>>such as the type of job, etc. And, to me, the problem isn't the message

>>or that people won't file complaints, the problem is that, now,

>>discrimination on the part of employers will be legal. It appears

>>that we have only begun to clearly define some of the ambiguities of the

>>ADA. Unfortunately, these recent decisions represent a clear setback to

>>the intent of the Act. Just when we thought it was safe to try and get

>>a job ... >>

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